deviser

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English

Etymology

From devise +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

deviser (plural devisers)

  1. A person who devises something; a planner or inventor.

See also

Anagrams

Cornish

Noun

deviser m (plural devisoryon)

  1. (male) inventor

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French deviser, from Vulgar Latin *devisāre, a dissimilated form of *divisāre, from Latin dīvīsum, supine of dīvidō (“to divide”). Compare diviser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /də.vi.ze/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

deviser

  1. (intransitive) to chat (converse familiarly)
    Synonym: converser
  2. (transitive) to make a quote for a prospective client

Conjugation

Conjugation of deviser (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple deviser
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple devisant
/də.vi.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle devisé
/də.vi.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present devise
/də.viz/ 		devises
/də.viz/ 		devise
/də.viz/ 		devisons
/də.vi.zɔ̃/ 		devisez
/də.vi.ze/ 		devisent
/də.viz/
imperfect devisais
/də.vi.zɛ/ 		devisais
/də.vi.zɛ/ 		devisait
/də.vi.zɛ/ 		devisions
/də.vi.zjɔ̃/ 		devisiez
/də.vi.zje/ 		devisaient
/də.vi.zɛ/
past historic2 devisai
/də.vi.ze/ 		devisas
/də.vi.za/ 		devisa
/də.vi.za/ 		devisâmes
/də.vi.zam/ 		devisâtes
/də.vi.zat/ 		devisèrent
/də.vi.zɛʁ/
future deviserai
/də.viz.ʁe/ 		deviseras
/də.viz.ʁa/ 		devisera
/də.viz.ʁa/ 		deviserons
/də.viz.ʁɔ̃/ 		deviserez
/də.viz.ʁe/ 		deviseront
/də.viz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional deviserais
/də.viz.ʁɛ/ 		deviserais
/də.viz.ʁɛ/ 		deviserait
/də.viz.ʁɛ/ 		deviserions
/də.vi.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		deviseriez
/də.vi.zə.ʁje/ 		deviseraient
/də.viz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present devise
/də.viz/ 		devises
/də.viz/ 		devise
/də.viz/ 		devisions
/də.vi.zjɔ̃/ 		devisiez
/də.vi.zje/ 		devisent
/də.viz/
imperfect2 devisasse
/də.vi.zas/ 		devisasses
/də.vi.zas/ 		devisât
/də.vi.za/ 		devisassions
/də.vi.za.sjɔ̃/ 		devisassiez
/də.vi.za.sje/ 		devisassent
/də.vi.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — devise
/də.viz/ 		— devisons
/də.vi.zɔ̃/ 		devisez
/də.vi.ze/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dēvīsāre < *dīvīsāre, from Latin dīvīsum, supine of dīvidō (“I divide”).

Verb

deviser

  1. to divide (split into more than one part)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of deviser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive deviser avoir devisé
gerund en devisant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle devisant
past participle devisé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present devis devises devise devisons devisez devisent
imperfect devisoie, deviseie, devisoe, deviseve devisoies, deviseies, devisoes, deviseves devisoit, deviseit, devisot, deviseve devisiiens, devisiens devisiiez, devisiez devisoient, deviseient, devisoent, devisevent
preterite devisai devisas devisa devisames devisastes deviserent
future deviserai deviseras devisera deviserons deviseroiz, devisereiz, deviserez deviseront
conditional deviseroie, devisereie deviseroies, devisereies deviseroit, devisereit deviseriiens, deviseriens deviseriiez, deviseriez deviseroient, devisereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present devis devis devist devisons devisez devisent
imperfect devisasse devisasses devisast devisissons, devisissiens devisissoiz, devisissez, devisissiez devisassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— devise — devisons devisez —

Descendants

  • French: deviser, diviser

Swedish

Noun

deviser

  1. indefinite plural of devis
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